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General Secretary’s response to the call to a day of fasting, prayer, and acts of charity

May 13, 2020 / , ,
The World Methodist Council together with many other faith communities around the world will respond to an appeal from Pope Francis and Judge Mohamed Abdel Salam, Secretary-General of the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity to observe Thursday, May 14 as a “special day of prayer, fasting, and charitable work to implore God to help humanity overcome the Coronavirus pandemic.” COVID-19 offers us an opportunity to stand together and push the reset/recalibrate
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A call to a day of fasting, prayer, and acts of charity

May 12, 2020 / , ,
Let your steadfast love, O God, be upon us, even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22 (NRSV) The Wesleyan and Methodist family have been invited respond to a call for a day of fasting, and of prayer. This call has been taken up by Pope Francis in his weekday prayer of 3 March 2020, to an invitation from the Human Committee of Human Fraternity, and furthered by the World
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2021 Postponed to 2022

May 6, 2020 / ,
Postponement of The World Methodist Council and Conference After a series of meetings with the Conference Host and Program Committees to evaluate the impact of the        coronavirus pandemic on General Conference schedules of member churches, the Steering Committee decided to postpone the Gothenburg 2021 Conference to August 10-14, 2022. The Council, since its inception in 1881, has learned that we always need to be prepared for the unexpected. Whether it is
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Come Spirit of Life and Breath on Us

April 6, 2020 / , ,
Easter Message Rev. Dr. JC Park, President of the World Methodist Council May the peace of the risen Jesus be with you, my sisters and brothers in Christ! In times like this when we have to face social distancing and empty churches how can we preach to the empty pews the message of the empty tomb? This question brings me back to the text of John 20. It begins with the
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